The Edit Alaverdyan Podcast Dr. Nathan Bryan: Longevity and How Nitric Oxide Prevents Disease | The Edit Alaverdyan Podcast #48
Could a simple gas naturally produced in your body be the key to preventing heart disease, dementia, cancer, and sexual dysfunction? Dr. Nathan Bryan, a pioneering biochemist who has spent nearly three decades researching nitric oxide, reveals why this molecule is fundamental to human health and longevity.
After the 1998 Nobel Prize recognized the importance of nitric oxide, scientists began to understand its essential role as a vasodilator that keeps blood flowing freely throughout our bodies. Dr. Bryan explains how this critical gas production naturally declines with age, but can be accelerated by modern lifestyle factors including processed foods, sugar consumption, antiseptic mouthwash, fluoride exposure, and pharmaceutical drugs – particularly proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec and Nexium.
The conversation takes a fascinating turn when Dr. Bryan connects the dots between oral health and systemic disease. He presents compelling evidence that root canals and dental infections may contribute to cancer development by creating environments of low oxygen, low pH, and disrupted energy pathways. This controversial but evidence-backed perspective challenges conventional medical and dental practices while offering new hope for disease prevention.
Most importantly, Dr. Bryan provides practical, actionable strategies to maintain and restore healthy nitric oxide levels. He cautions that most marketed "nitric oxide supplements" are ineffective placebos, and instead recommends specific lifestyle changes: eliminating sugar and processed foods, increasing green leafy vegetable consumption, avoiding fluoride products and antiseptic mouthwash, practicing intermittent fasting, and getting regular sun exposure.
Whether you're concerned about cardiovascular health, cognitive function, metabolic disorders, or simply want to optimize your wellness and longevity, this eye-opening conversation provides critical information that could transform your understanding of health and disease prevention.